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BIEL PPS needs to hit .10 to make the very, very short list of companies that have appreciated 100,000% for their all time low.
When looking at the greatest all-time price-per-share (PPS) percentage gain in stock market history, the answer depends slightly on whether you measure from the exact all-time low or the IPO price, and whether you look at the last few decades or the last century.
However, two companies fiercely compete for the absolute top spot in modern history: Monster Beverage and Apple.
1. The Long-Term Champion: Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST)
If you look at the best-performing stock over a multi-decade horizon, it isn't a tech company—it's a beverage company. Formerly known as Hansen’s Natural, the company pivoted to energy drinks and changed its name to Monster.
The Return: Over a 25-to-30-year span, MNST has posted an all-time return exceeding 274,000% to 300,000%.
The Math: In the mid-to-late 1990s, the stock traded as a micro-cap "penny stock" at a split-adjusted price of roughly $0.01 per share. Because the stock has undergone numerous stock splits and surged past $50 per share, its percentage gain from its absolute lowest point is virtually unmatched by any other modern corporation.
2. The Mega-Cap Titan: Apple Inc. (AAPL)
If you measure purely from a stock's historical all-time low to its highest peak, Apple gives Monster a run for its money.
The Return: Measured from its lowest split-adjusted point in 1985 (when it traded around $0.07 per share), Apple has rallied by more than 390,000% to its recent multi-trillion-dollar valuation peaks.
Why it's unique: While Monster achieved its gains as a smaller mid-cap stock, Apple did it while scaling into the most valuable public company on Earth.
Honorable Mentions (Massive PPS Gainers)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A): If you are looking for the largest dollar-amount increase in price-per-share rather than percentage, Warren Buffett’s company wins easily. He took over Berkshire when it was a failing textile mill trading at around $7.50 per share in the 1960s. Because Buffett refused to ever split the Class A stock, a single share trades for over $600,000 today—a percentage gain of roughly 8,000,000%.
Netflix (NFLX): From its post-IPO lows in 2002 when it traded at a split-adjusted $0.035 per share, Netflix has seen gains topping 380,000% at its peak due to its pivot from DVD rentals to streaming dominance.
Summary: If you invested $1,000 at the absolute bottom of Monster Beverage or Apple, that investment would be worth roughly $3 million to $4 million today.
BIEL PPS needs to hit .10 to make the very, very short list of companies that have appreciated 100,000% for their all time low.
When looking at the greatest all-time price-per-share (PPS) percentage gain in stock market history, the answer depends slightly on whether you measure from the exact all-time low or the IPO price, and whether you look at the last few decades or the last century.
However, two companies fiercely compete for the absolute top spot in modern history: Monster Beverage and Apple.
1. The Long-Term Champion: Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST)
If you look at the best-performing stock over a multi-decade horizon, it isn't a tech company—it's a beverage company. Formerly known as Hansen’s Natural, the company pivoted to energy drinks and changed its name to Monster.
The Return: Over a 25-to-30-year span, MNST has posted an all-time return exceeding 274,000% to 300,000%.
The Math: In the mid-to-late 1990s, the stock traded as a micro-cap "penny stock" at a split-adjusted price of roughly $0.01 per share. Because the stock has undergone numerous stock splits and surged past $50 per share, its percentage gain from its absolute lowest point is virtually unmatched by any other modern corporation.
2. The Mega-Cap Titan: Apple Inc. (AAPL)
If you measure purely from a stock's historical all-time low to its highest peak, Apple gives Monster a run for its money.
The Return: Measured from its lowest split-adjusted point in 1985 (when it traded around $0.07 per share), Apple has rallied by more than 390,000% to its recent multi-trillion-dollar valuation peaks.
Why it's unique: While Monster achieved its gains as a smaller mid-cap stock, Apple did it while scaling into the most valuable public company on Earth.
Honorable Mentions (Massive PPS Gainers)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A): If you are looking for the largest dollar-amount increase in price-per-share rather than percentage, Warren Buffett’s company wins easily. He took over Berkshire when it was a failing textile mill trading at around $7.50 per share in the 1960s. Because Buffett refused to ever split the Class A stock, a single share trades for over $600,000 today—a percentage gain of roughly 8,000,000%.
Netflix (NFLX): From its post-IPO lows in 2002 when it traded at a split-adjusted $0.035 per share, Netflix has seen gains topping 380,000% at its peak due to its pivot from DVD rentals to streaming dominance.
Summary: If you invested $1,000 at the absolute bottom of Monster Beverage or Apple, that investment would be worth roughly $3 million to $4 million today.
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